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Doctor Green’s Emotional Rescue for Environmentalists • The Revelator Our resident psychologist answers environmentalists’ questions about staying mentally resilient when eco-challenges get you down.

Our new mental health advice column for environmentalists dealing with burnout, eco-anxiety, eco-grief and other unique problems. Read, share, and submit your questions here: https://therevelator.org/dr-green-emotional-rescue/

The Nudibranch That Broke in Two • The Revelator A meditation on observation, revision, and the quiet thrill of being wrong — and what all of that means for conservation.

Second: revisit our piece in @therevelator.org: “The Nudibranch That Broke in Two.” A story about curiosity, classification, and the moment a single sea slug forced scientists to rethink what they thought they knew. Nudibranchs: tiny, dazzling agents of scientific surprise.
#OceanHoptimism

Dive into Wool Creature Lab's World of Vibrant Felted Nudibranchs How artist Arina Bovenich's job at a remote biology research station transformed into a unique craft practice.

Okay, here’s today’s assignment: celebrate the joy of nudibranchs. First: read this thoroughly wonderful piece on artist Arina Bovenich and her felted nudibranchs. Tiny wool sea slugs. Maximum delight. If this doesn’t spark joy, nothing will.
#Nudibranchs #OceanHoptimism

Doctor Green’s Emotional Rescue for Environmentalists • The Revelator Our resident psychologist answers environmentalists’ questions about staying mentally resilient when eco-challenges get you down.

Our new mental health advice column for environmentalists dealing with burnout, eco-anxiety, eco-grief and other unique problems. Read, share, and submit your questions here: https://therevelator.org/dr-green-emotional-rescue/

Doctor Green’s Emotional Rescue for Environmentalists • The Revelator Our resident psychologist answers environmentalists’ questions about staying mentally resilient when eco-challenges get you down.

Eco-anxiety, eco-grief, burnout, PTSD ... environmentalists can experience all of this and more. Our new mental health advice column is here to help. @therevelator.org

Read, share, and submit your own questions here: therevelator.org/dr-green-emo...

Doctor Green’s Emotional Rescue for Environmentalists • The Revelator Our resident psychologist answers environmentalists’ questions about staying mentally resilient when eco-challenges get you down.

The obstacles that environmentalists face create enormous stress and pressure. Our new mental-health advice column is here to help: https://therevelator.org/dr-green-emotional-rescue/

Intriguing New Environmental Books for the Young and the Young-at-Heart • The Revelator These books offer guidance on maintaining forests, growing plants, building hope, and enjoying wildlife.

We've got the word on several great new environmental books -- for adults AND kids: https://therevelator.org/environmental-books-march2026/

Will Your State Bird Disappear? • The Revelator A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.

Will your state bird move on from your state? #climatechange #birding https://therevelator.org/state-birds-climate/

Intriguing New Environmental Books for the Young and the Young-at-Heart • The Revelator These books offer guidance on maintaining forests, growing plants, building hope, and enjoying wildlife.

Intriguing New Environmental Books for the Young and the Young-at-Heart https://therevelator.org/environmental-books-march2026/

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal • The Revelator Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.

Klamath restoration: “This is...not a set-it-and-forget-it project. We’re going to steward this landscape for at least the next five years, because that’s what it takes to start to see a landscape recover.” https://therevelator.org/klamath-restoration-update/

So proud of the work RES has done with this incredible restoration and excited to have been given the opportunity to make an extremely small contribution to this massive undertaking!

The Nudibranch That Broke in Two • The Revelator A meditation on observation, revision, and the quiet thrill of being wrong — and what all of that means for conservation.

The Nudibranch That Broke in Two

A colorful sea slug offers @oceanhoptimism.org an opportunity to reflect on science, conservation, taxonomy, and wonder. Today on @therevelator.org
therevelator.org/the-nudibran...

The Nudibranch That Broke in Two • The Revelator A meditation on observation, revision, and the quiet thrill of being wrong — and what all of that means for conservation.

The Nudibranch That Broke in Two -- a delightful commentary we published today: https://therevelator.org/the-nudibranch-that-broke-in-two/

10 Ways War Harms Wildlife • The Revelator Bombs and bullets are just the beginning. After that comes toxic chemicals, noise, disease, poaching and worse.

10 Ways War Harms Wildlife (an eternally important article from our archives) https://therevelator.org/war-harms-wildlife/

Will Your State Bird Disappear? A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.

If you’re a US resident, do you know your state bird? How would not being able to see it affect your relationship with your home?

According to a new study, millions of Americans could lose access to their state bird as the planet warms — with far-reaching consequences, reports @therevelator.org.

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal • The Revelator Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal • The Revelator therevelator.org/klamath-rest... 🧪🦑🌎

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal • The Revelator Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.

Our readers are clamoring for positive environmental news. This story took off like a rocket when we published it this morning. #conservationoptimism

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Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal • The Revelator Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal https://therevelator.org/klamath-restoration-update/

Species to Watch in 2026 • The Revelator From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.

Species to Watch in 2026 -- including kakapo, who are having a booming breeding season: https://therevelator.org/species-to-watch-in-2026/

Finding (and Saving) Where the Wild Things Thrive • The Revelator Where are the safe havens keeping wildlife safe from climate change? New science offers guidance on how to identify, manage, and connect climate refugia.

How to find (and save) climate refugia: https://therevelator.org/finding-and-saving-where-the-wild-things-thrive/

How to Transform 30x30 From a Political Slogan Into an Ecological Reality • The Revelator The recently enacted High Seas Treaty offers an opportunity to protect the ocean like never before.

Our most republished commentary of the month:

How to Transform 30×30 From a Political Slogan Into an Ecological Reality https://therevelator.org/30x30-ocean/

Reducing Plastic Waste: Three Ways to Replace Disposable with Reusable • The Revelator By focusing on reusable products, some organizations are helping to break our addiction to single-use plastic.

Our most reprinted article of the month:

Reducing Plastic Waste: Three Ways to Replace Disposable with Reusable https://therevelator.org/replace-disposable/

Busting Through the Hype and Politics of Forest Thinning • The Revelator Forest managers conduct hundreds of thousands of acres of forest “thinning” projects annually in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and elsewhere, resulting in substantial ecological and financial costs.

Forest managers around the world conduct hundreds of thousands of acres of forest “thinning” projects annually, which proponents promote through jargon and doublespeak. Our latest commentary cuts through the hype like a hot chainsaw through … well, you get the idea. therevelator.org/forest-thinn...

Busting Through the Hype and Politics of Forest Thinning • The Revelator Governments conduct hundreds of thousands of acres of forest “thinning” projects annually in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and elsewhere, resulting in substantial ecological and financial costs.

Busting Through the Hype and Politics of Forest Thinning https://therevelator.org/forest-thinning-hype/

Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Causes a Deadly Oil Spill on the Black Sea • The Revelator Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers helps fund the ongoing war but puts the region at risk of more environmental disasters.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth year, we're looking back at some of coverage, including this investigation into an oil spill caused by Russia's notorious shadow fleet: https://therevelator.org/black-sea-oil-spill/

Will Your State Bird Disappear? • The Revelator A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.

Will Your State Bird Disappear?

"Currently around 86% of the portion of the U.S. population included in the study has access to their state bird. That drops to 79% with 1 degree of warming, 75% with 2 degrees of warming, and 71% with 3 degrees of warming." therevelator.org/state-birds-...

The beauty that’s inspired artists & designers for centuries may also be the chambered nautilus’s greatest danger — its iconic spiral makes it coveted, driving a booming shell trade that now threatens wild populations. Let’s celebrate its art inspiration while waking up to the harm behind the trade.

Every time I see Buttons the passenger pigeon at @ohiohistory.bsky.social I feel like I commune with him a little and feel so sad

Will Your State Bird Disappear? • The Revelator A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.

I thought this was a smart way of making climate news accessible to people everywhere. Also, it prompted me to learn that the state bird of WA is the American Goldfinch
therevelator.org/state-birds-...

Will Your State Bird Disappear? • The Revelator A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.

Will Your State Bird Disappear? -- A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change. https://therevelator.org/state-birds-climate/